The salty life in Life of Pi

Chapter 22 Chicken. Basketball Team Selection
Back in the classroom, Lin Miaomiao felt that she could no longer play however she wanted like before. Whenever she relaxed a little, the scene Wu Xianyu described would appear in her mind. She liked her current life where she was envied and called a top student, and did not want to be ridiculed and looked down upon one day.

With this mentality, Lin Miaomiao forced herself not to be distracted during class. The effect was remarkable, but it was also very tiring. After class, Lin Miaomiao and Wu Xianyu lay down on the desk in a similar posture, neither of them wanting to talk.

Jiang Tianhao then walked to the front and clapped his hands to attract everyone's attention.

"Come on, everyone, please go out first. I have something to announce. The school is organizing a basketball team. If you want to join, please sign up with me."

Jiang Tianhao, who was about to leave the stage, saw a short boy in the front row eager to try, and added:

"Those whose height and weight are not up to standard should not come to register, be more self-disciplined"

Seeing the boy's resentful eyes, Jiang Tianhao felt a chill.

Wu Xianyu, who was lying on the table, seemed to hear someone talking through the resonance of the desk.
"Hey, Yi Yi, I found that Jiang Tianhao is actually quite handsome when he plays basketball. It would be better if he didn't sweat so much."

Hearing this voice, Wu Xianyu couldn't help but turn his head to the other direction. It was indeed Deng Xiaoqi who was speaking, but many people gathered on Jiang Tianhao's side, and no one noticed her address problem.

Qian Sanyi also looked around nervously, not daring to look at Deng Xiaoqi.
"Don't call me that at school"

Oh~ How disgusting! Wu Xianyu turned his head away again, and suddenly felt a shadow appear in front of his eyes. He looked up and saw Lin Miaomiao leaning on his desk. Seeing Wu Xianyu looking up, Lin Miaomiao handed him the note she had just written.
"My parents told me to keep my distance from Deng Xiaoqi. I didn't quite understand why at first, but now I have some idea."

Seeing Lin Miaomiao's note, Wu Xianyu raised his eyebrows and wrote a note
"Did you just hear that? There's nothing wrong with listening to your parents, but you don't have to break up with Deng Xiaoqi directly. Just don't agree to anything she asks you to do. PS: Burn after reading this."

I handed the note to Lin Miaomiao, and saw her observing the surroundings like a spy and then carefully opening the note. I was a little disappointed because there was no substantial content. I crumpled the note and prepared to throw it into the bathroom later.

I thought the break was about to end, but then an accident happened, or rather, it wasn’t really an accident.

Qian Sanyi walked to Jiang Tianhao

“I want to join the basketball team too.”

Jiang Tianhao looked at Qian Sanyi with disdain, leaned back in his chair, and said nonchalantly:

"You? You should do your math problems. Your math score was two points lower than mine in this monthly exam."

That’s right, Qian Sanyi’s math score was not higher than Jiang Tianhao’s, but Jiang Tianhao’s English score was very low, so his ranking was not very good.

Hearing Jiang Tianhao's words, Qian Sandi suddenly felt a surge of anger, clenching his fists. Thinking of Deng Xiaoqi's admiration for Jiang Tianhao's playing, he felt his whole body getting hot.
"I am tall enough and heavy enough, why can't I join the basketball team?"

"cut"

Jiang Tianhao was even more disdainful. He thought that he and Qian Sanyi were now on the same starting line, and he must seize any opportunity to strike back.

"Can you play basketball? Why are you just chattering here? Go back to your seat."

Qian Sanyi sneered

"Okay, you wait"

Jiang Tianhao didn't take Qian Sanyi's threat seriously. When it came to studying, he might not have much confidence, but when it came to sports, he could beat three of them by himself.

So, in the afternoon physical education class, Jiang Tianhao looked at Qian Sanyi in front of him with a bored look on his face.
"You told me to wait here, so you're waiting for me. Just go and register with the teacher, right? Okay, I'll be the one doing the assessment anyway, so just wait to be eliminated."

Qian Sanyi was not at all intimidated. He was wearing sportswear and seemed to have experience in playing basketball. He looked at Jiang Tianhao.

“I hope you can still laugh later.”

In the stands, Deng Xiaoqi looked at the audience with excitement, and from time to time shared her feelings with Lin Miaomiao beside her
"Qian Sanyi looks pretty handsome in this outfit, and it seems like his sweat doesn't smell bad."

Lin Miaomiao didn't know how to answer. After a long while, she finally said

"Where do you get this feeling from? Doesn't sweat have a smell? Even your sweat smells sour."

"shush"

Deng Xiaoqi covered Lin Miaomiao's mouth and told her to shut up.

"How can you say something bad about a beautiful girl?"

The test backstage has begun. It is a one-on-one match. The player has to shoot three balls while being blocked by the opponent. The one who uses the fewest times wins.

I don’t know if Qian Sanyi is too strong or Jiang Tianhao has regressed. Qian Sanyi made three of five shots, while Jiang Tianhao only made three of six shots.

Jiang Tianhao, with an unhappy look on his face, walked in front of the coach as if his hands were not hands and his feet were not feet. The coach was very happy as it was a good thing for him to have a good seedling.

The boys in the stands were all dumbfounded, and some boys who were unhappy with Qian Sanyi spoke up.

"Damn it, how could he win? Jiang Tianhao can't do this either."

Wu Xianyu showed no emotional fluctuations and even yawned. He had no interest in this kind of sport.

Qian Sanyi joined the basketball team as he wished, but this made Lao Zhao very anxious. Although he did not do well in the monthly exam, who knows if it was because of his poor condition. And what can one month tell? Qian Sanyi's identity as the top scorer in the high school entrance examination is still very convincing.

He went to Qian Sanyi to do ideological work, but Lao Zhao didn't expect that the top scorer in the high school entrance examination was also a person with a bad temper. He refused to quit no matter what. He had to find Jiang Tianhao as a second choice. Lao Zhao asked with a tone of "please"
"Jiang Tianhao, teacher, please ask you to take good care of Qian Sanyi for me. Let him pass when we play basketball. Don't let him get hurt."

"Wow, teacher, this is a difficult request."

Jiang Tianhao looked awkward
"There is no such thing as sports without injuries. All I can say is try your best."

"Okay, just do your best. I'll talk to the principal about this matter. It would be best if Qian Sanyi could withdraw."

"Yeah"

Jiang Tianhao heard that Lao Zhao wanted Qian Sanyi to quit the basketball team, and he couldn't help agreeing.
"He's a top student, so we were all restrained in the team, afraid of getting into trouble or falling. But in this kind of physical confrontation sport, there is always friction. Teacher, watch the NBA, those black people play like they're fighting, elbowing people in the face."

"Okay, okay, don't say anything. Go back and remember to take good care of Qian Sanyi."

Old Zhao didn't want to listen to Jiang Tianhao's nonsense, so he sent him back and walked out of the basketball hall to ask the principal if there was any solution. It was better to be scolded than to hurt Qian Sanyi.

In the audience, several girls looked disdainful when they saw Deng Xiaoqi jumping and dancing to cheer Qian Sanyi on.

“How shameless”

"That's right, he looks like a **"

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Lin Miaomiao didn't come. During the long breaks, she chose to stay in the classroom to solve the science problems she didn't know how to solve. She really didn't want to spend the rest of the time on studying, for fear that she would burn out her brain.

She picked up a pen and started drawing on a blank piece of paper. Lin Miaomiao, who had nothing to do during holidays and painted with Lin Dawei, had some talent. In just a few days, she had drawn a Q-version portrait of Wu Xianyu.

"so."

Wu Xianyu pointed at the Q-version portrait with a fish head and a relaxed expression on the paper.

“This person is me??”

"Yeah!" Lin Miaomiao raised her head proudly. If you don't believe me, go ask other people and see if they all agree that it's you.

Wu Xianyu didn't believe it, so he went around the classroom with a piece of paper to ask people, even the girls. The answer was self-evident. Wu Xianyu looked at this image with doubt in his heart, and finally looked at Lin Miaomiao.
"So, I can't be a human being?"

"Why should I draw a human figure for you if I don't do anything every day?"

Lin Miaomiao responded to Wu Xianyu with confidence, and took the drawing paper from Wu Xianyu's hand. She turned back to her seat and prepared to design a Q version image for herself.

At this time, Lao Zhao walked in from outside the classroom. Seeing the few people in the classroom, he didn't care and asked

"Who in our class is good at drawing? I need his help with something."

"Teacher, Lin Miaomiao is good at drawing"

Wu Xianyu, in contrast to his usual attitude, actively recommended his classmates. Old Zhao was surprised to see Wu Xianyu so energetic and nodded.

"Okay, then let's go with Lin Miaomiao. It's very simple. On Friday morning, draw a mountain climbing map on the blackboard behind me, and then write the names of the people from the top of the mountain to the foot of the mountain in order of rank. It's that simple, okay?"

Lin Miaomiao, who was backstabbed by Wu Xianyu, was originally nervous about whether it was a difficult task. When she found out that it was just a blackboard newspaper, she immediately stopped being nervous and patted her chest.
"No problem, teacher, I will complete the task perfectly"

"Okay, that's impressive. Okay, you guys continue. I'm leaving now."

After being verbally praised, Lao Zhao did not stay in the classroom any longer.

When Lin Miaomiao received the task, she immediately put her own image aside and began to simulate on paper what kind of mountain climbing picture she wanted to draw.

After Lin Miaomiao finished drawing the mountain climbing diagram on the blackboard on Friday, she clapped her hands and walked back to her seat, looking at Wu Xianyu.

"How is it, not bad, right?"

"Yeah, yeah, okay."

Wu Xianyu yawned and nodded perfunctorily. He had just asked in the fishing group where there were good fishing spots in Jiangzhou, but no one had replied yet. They were probably all at work.

Watching Wu Xianyu playing with his phone with envy, Lin Miaomiao rested her hands on the back of the chair and looked at Wu Xianyu.

“It’s great, I can play with my phone anytime.”

Wu Xianyu handed the phone to Lin Miaomiao

"How about this, you play first, I'll take a nap, don't disturb my sleep"

Looking at the phone in her hand, Lin Miaomiao was a little dumbfounded. It was only when the phone screen went off that she realized

"Hey, Xianyu, what's your phone lock screen password?"

"0629"

She happily played with Wu Xianyu's mobile phone without having to worry about traffic because Lin Miaomiao found that Wu Xianyu's mobile phone was connected to the school's wireless network.

Turn the volume down to the lowest setting, open Station B, and when you see the homepage, Lin Miaomiao is stunned.

"What is this? Eighteen fishing rods? Qiankun Wuji fishing? What the hell?"

After refreshing several times, Lin Miaomiao finally saw something different.
"Guitar tabs? Forget it, let's just look at the rankings."

There was no class today and the classroom was noisy. Lin Miaomiao played some noise and soon she was overwhelmed with joy. Just as she was about to click the "like" button and post coins, she remembered that it was not her own account, so she simply used Wu Xianyu's account to follow her own account and shared the video directly.

Not long after playing, Lao Zhao came in, patted the table, and reminded everyone to be quiet. After the class was completely quiet, Lao Zhao spoke

"Come on, everyone, pack up your belongings, especially your homework. After packing up, except for the few students who are arranged to receive their parents, everyone else should return to their dormitories. No one is allowed to leave the school until the announcement is made."

There was a sudden cheer in the classroom, meaning that students could play as they pleased without leaving the school. Soon, Jiang Tianhao and Liang Yunshu were the only ones left in the classroom, and they were responsible for receiving the students' parents.

Lin Miaomiao pulled Wu Xianyu, who was about to go back to the dormitory to catch up on sleep, and pleaded

"Xianyu, let me play with your phone for a while. I'll give it to you before school is over."

"Are you still planning to take it back to the dormitory? If the dormitory manager sees it, won't he take it away from you?"

"Why don't I just not go back to the dormitory and go to the playground to play? I see a lot of people are heading towards the playground."

Wu Xianyu turned around and saw that there were indeed groups of people gathered on the playground. He had no choice but to nod.
"Okay, then you play and I'll take a nap. I went to bed a little late last night and even Sun Chuanchu was snoring but I couldn't fall asleep. I stayed up half the night before I fell asleep."

Lin Miaomiao pulled Deng Xiaoqi together again. Deng Xiaoqi looked at Qian Sanyi without saying anything, but Qian Sanyi also consciously followed the crowd.

Finding a shady spot, Wu Xianyu lay down on the ground, covering his face with a book, as if he were alone.

Lin Miaomiao and Deng Xiaoqi sat together. Lin Miaomiao was watching a video on Wu Xianyu's phone. However, the signal on the playground was a bit poor and needed to be buffered for a while. So she chatted with Deng Xiaoqi.

"Xiaoqi, how are you going to spend the National Day holiday?"

“Maybe I’ll go traveling with my mom.”

Deng Xiaoqi spoke absentmindedly, keeping an eye on Qian Sanyi. Seeing him sitting not far away reading a book, she felt relieved.

"What about your dad? Doesn't he have a holiday? That's too tragic."

"Hmm? Ah, yes, it's pretty miserable."

Deng Xiaoqi didn't know how to answer, so she just gave an answer casually.

Not long after, Jiang Tianhao trotted to the playground and gave bottles of water to everyone except Qian Sanyi. Lin Miaomiao took the water with surprise and asked Jiang Tianhao
"How did you know we were here?"

“I saw you guys from upstairs.”

Jiang Tianhao took a sip of his drink and paused for a moment, then revealed a mysterious expression.
"Do you know what Xianyu's family does? I just met Xianyu's uncle."

"Huh? What is it for?"

Lin Miaomiao couldn't wait to ask, but Deng Xiaoqi didn't say anything. She felt a little scared when she saw Wu Xianyu.

"He is definitely from the military. His temperament and figure definitely show that he is from the military."

Jiang Tianhao looked confident. Although he didn't know why Xianyu's uncle's surname was Liu, he knew that since he was a soldier, he would definitely not lie to him.

Lin Miaomiao said "Ah?" and turned to look at Wu Xianyu who was lying on the ground and already asleep.

"No, Xianyu doesn't look like someone from a military family. I thought his family was in business, otherwise how could he be so evil?"

"If you don't believe me, go back to the classroom and see for yourself. The classroom was noisy at first, with a bunch of parents surrounding Lao Zhao to ask questions. But as soon as Uncle Xianyu came in, everyone became quiet."

Jiang Tianhao was so excited that his saliva was flying.

(End of this chapter)